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Apr 25, 2017
3 min

A Note of Encouragement for Graduates

One of the scariest moments in life is college graduation. It seems like every bit of schooling, stress, and tears comes down to the moment they hand you a diploma and you start in the adult world. Heavy, huh? As someone who was in your shoes only a year ago, I know that stress and worry. But I’ve also seen the results of that stress and worry and have some words of encouragement for you. You’ve got this! Why You Shouldn’t Stress Post-Grad A year ago I was completely lost as

Jan 3, 2017
4 min

A Letter to My College Self

As a recent college graduate, I decided to write a letter to myself of everything I wish someone had told me before starting university. Earnest, a student loan refinancing company, is encouraging recent graduates to reflect and share their lessons learned with others. Here is what I learned in my three years… Dear College Morgan, Congrats, you’re in college! You worked really hard to get here and in order to have a great time, there’s some things you should know. You’re goin

Oct 25, 2016
2 min

What It's Actually Like to Be Post-Grad

Is post-grad life all it’s cracked up to be? As a recent graduate of the University of Oregon, I spent three years counting down the moments until I was done with homework and tests for life. That’s right, I even graduated early so I wouldn’t have to deal with four years of it. And after all my hard work and stressed out nights, here I am in the post-grad life. Is it everything I thought it was? Yes and no. Morgan’s Observations From Life Post-Grad 1. Weekends What did I use

Sep 14, 2016
4 min

10 Recipes Every College Student Should Know

This week I went back to babysitting the kids I used to watch when I’m in high school. I feel like the older sister who came back from college and is now here to impart wisdom upon my younger brother and sister. In reality, they think I’m their best friend and like to try the cool things I tell them, as I am a decade older than them and seem very hip with my cropped skinny jeans and penchant for chai lattes. While making them lunch they asked what I ate in college and it made

May 29, 2016
3 min

What I Learned From My College Experience

In two weeks I will be walking across that stage and moving my tassel to the other side. That’s right, I’m graduating. It’s been an insane three years of college. From making new friends to exploring new interests to taking classes I never would have imagined taking, I truly have enjoyed my college experience. Of course, I am taking a summer class or two, but what better time to reflect than now? Below I have compiled the best lessons I learned in the last three years, and I

Jul 17, 2015
4 min

7 Skills I Gained in University

University is a time to explore your interests and gain talents for your future career. Oh, and to gain absolutely ridiculous skills you didn’t even know people could have. I’m currently taking a summer class (Women and Gender Studies 101 is by far the one university class I’ve taken that makes me leave class feeling like everything I’ve been taught is a lie. But I love it.) and during my four weeks in it, I’ve realized that there are quite a lot of skills I have gained in my

Jun 24, 2014
3 min

The Score Dilemma

The increase of college tuition and scholarship difficulty has made students focus on standardized testing more than ever. And it disgusts me. I took me SATs three times and my ACT twice. Between the time it took for me to study and take these tests, I could have had three decent nights of sleep. But instead I sat in stuffy classrooms that raised my stress level. And I don’t think that’s too healthy for the youth of America. Standardized testing is made to test how much you a

Jun 18, 2014
4 min

Freshman Veteran (First Year Uni Advice)

I finished my first year of college. I FINISHED MY FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE. I FINISHED MY FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE! Okay, that’s enough. If you haven’t gotten the memo, I have indeed just finished my first year at university. It’s been up and it’s been down and, quite frankly, it was all around. Going away for school was a very different experience and one that can make or break you. Just the other day my parents told me how proud they are that I came out an even stronger individu

Apr 1, 2014
5 min

My College Blogging Rules

In 2012 I wrote a blog post about my blogging rules. While I wrote it to be a quick read while I was traipsing about Europe for a week, many found it very helpful for keeping up their own blogs. The information in that post was great for people who are just starting blogs or who have dedicated blogging as a job. However, in my current position at university, I have found that there are some blogging rules that definitely should be added to the list. I don’t have the time I us

Mar 6, 2014
4 min

Letter to HS Seniors

Dear High School Seniors, A year ago I was in your shoes. Anxious, worried, stressed, and about one letter away from having a mental breakdown. If it wasn’t filling out application after application for scholarships, it was every person within a 60-mile radius of me asking what I was doing next year. This is the best and the worst time of your lives. So, as someone who survived the war zone that is Senior year, gather round your computer as Veteran Morgan tells you a story. I

Feb 6, 2014
3 min

Why Was I Scared of University?

I cried the day my mother dropped me off at university. We were sitting in the Eugene Rod Robin and I was trying to replace my feelings with calories. The past few months I had believed that my last few minutes of the only life I knew would be easy, would slip off my shoulders and I would move onto university life a cool cat. Not exactly. Our server, who I have had the pleasure of meeting each time I go to Red Robin, was polite enough to not mention my tear-streaked face. I’m

Nov 20, 2013
3 min

The Return Home

As always, check the P.S. at the bottom after my signature to see the latest bloggy updates. Six days. That’s right, SIX days until I return home for Thanksgiving break. Six days of weekend and school to keep me occupied until I can relax in the comfort of my own home and eat so much home cooked food they call it the Home 15. And as excited as I am about going home (and let me tell you, I have sent obnoxious text messages to my friends reminding them of my exact arrival date)

Nov 6, 2013
3 min

How to Alienate Roommates (And Win The Bachelorette)

I have a roommate! After a month of having my double to myself, I have finally been given a new roommate. Don’t worry, she’s really lovely and we’re both from Southern California and I have no regrets towards living with her. It’s happened all pretty quickly (literally, the whole process happened in three days) and my whole dorm has been getting excited over the fresh meat. Of course, the girls kind of mourned the loss of our girls’ lounge (aka the extra bed in my room where

Oct 1, 2013
4 min

Observations of University

Hello! I am back to the world of blogging and my goodness it is so nice! My life has been a chaos of new friends, new classes, new accommodations, and…basically, I’ve drastically changed my life in a week. Quick update on how I’m doing: I like all my classes, I do not have a roommate (long story short, I somehow have a double to myself), I’m making quite a bit of friends, and overall I am loving university! In the short time I have been here there are some things that were no

Sep 24, 2013
3 min

Saying Goodbye

There are some tough moments in life. Saying goodbye to those you love is one of them. We’re finally here. Thursday is the day I leave all that makes me comfortable and face a new world: University. I’ve been gearing myself up for this day and now that it’s here, I’m still a nervous mess. While I could go on and on about moving and packing and how stressful it is, there are plenty of articles about that. Heck, most of the posts from this past month have been about that. So, I

Sep 14, 2013
4 min

Morgan’s Insane Week

I know this is a day late, but once you hear my very valid excuse I’m sure you’ll forgive me. Or so I hope. This week started out very normal. You never would have suspected that I would end up having a week filled with events that made being around my laptop nonexistent. TUESDAY I got my braces off! After 17 months of having those metal happiness-killers attached to my teeth, I finally have those gorgeous straight teeth I’ve been waiting for! It was a long journey of pain an

Jul 10, 2013
4 min

The Truth About Freshman Orientation (Tears and All)

If you haven’t guessed already, I attended my Freshman orientation for university this weekend. And it turned my life into chaos. Freshman orientation is a fancy term for ‘Meet people who are also Freshman, learn everything you’ve already learned on the tour, and sign up for classes’. At the University of Oregon they have introDUCKtion, which is a ridiculously clever name for orientation. They divide us into groups by major (meaning my group was all pre-Journalism students) a

Mar 23, 2013
3 min

Acceptances Revealed!

If you haven’t noticed, I have been very vague about the schools that I applied to for my upcoming move to university this fall. Under the promise to my mother that I would not release where I applied until all of my letters were in, I have had to keep this very exciting information to myself. And as my favorite part of this blog is sharing my life with you, it has been very difficult to keep this secret. But I’m so excited to finally get to tell you all about one of my proud

Jan 21, 2013
3 min

Do What You Want

This weekend I sat in a room with several hundreds of kids under the age of 18 who were some of the best and brightest in the country. They had traveled abroad, had impressive GPAs, were leaders in their schools and communities, and were semifinalists for the same scholarship as me. That’s right, I’m included in these students. Go me! As I was sitting with these other students, feeling overwhelmed by the amount of accomplishments being thrown in my face, I was thinking about

Jan 1, 2013
2 min

Happy 2013! I’m 2!

Welcome to another year! As said in the title of this post, not only is it 2013, but Teenage Enthusiasm is TWO YEARS OLD! We’ve had fun these last two years, laughing, crying, wondering why we keep coming back to this blog even though Morgan is slightly mental. And this year I’m excited to keep on the tradition of continuing to entertain and share what teenage enthusiasm is: living my life. This year is going to be the most unique one yet. Mostly because in 2013 three very ex